Episode [306]: Cultivate Well and Become a Master
The first round of the 2007-2008 Premier League season is over. Leeds United lost to Manchester City 3-4 at home, ushering in a bad start.
After this round of competition, Leeds United's ranking directly took the seventeenth place in the league.
This position is only one place away from the relegation zone!
The fans of Leeds United couldn't believe it when they saw this result. How could this game be like this?
Fortunately, this is only the first round of the league.
After the first round of the league, there were eight winning teams, and Chelsea ranked first in the Premier League. This is beyond the expectations of many people. Jose Mourinho, a guy with an unstable position, has made such a start in the league. It is really good and shocking.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday all won, while Manchester United was tied. It seems that they don't know that Leeds United are so unlucky.
But obviously Leeds United is the most unlucky.
After the game, the media reporters frantically reported on the match between Leeds United and Manchester City, because there are many things to watch in this match, and everyone is discussing this match.
They were all discussing the penalty and Bojinov.
Of course, at this time, there are also a lot of media reporters frantically reporting on Zhong Cheng's bombardment of the referee. They copied Zhong Cheng's remarks at the post-match press conference, and some even exaggerated directly, which caused a great sensation.
After the game, many people participated in the discussion on this matter.
Many people didn't know what happened after the game. They just relied on the reports and words of these media to discuss this matter crazily, criticizing Zhong Cheng severely, claiming that Zhong Cheng is a piece of rubbish, he can't afford to lose, and if he loses, he will directly blame the referee!
Of course, some people criticized the referee, and the referee's penalty was indeed problematic.
Anyway, at this time, the referee's problem caused a great sensation. Many people were paying attention, and it was getting worse. This attracted the attention of the FA and immediately intervened.
Seeing this, the fans of Leeds United were naturally very upset and angry. These damned FA are going to mess up again, and they are going to defend those damned scum referees again.
Sure enough, the FA soon issued a ticket, and the referee of this game was suspended for three games. This is beyond the expectations of Leeds United fans. What's going on?
Soon, though, the Leeds United players were no longer surprised.
The FA also issued a fine to the Leeds United club. Zhong Cheng publicly criticized and questioned the authority of the referee. He was suspended for three games and fined 30,000 pounds.
Seeing this, the fans of Leeds United were really drunk and angry.
These bloody FA officials usually issue fines when they don't do shit. It's as if they have no other job to do but issue tickets, which is what they exist for.
Some media even satirized the officials of the FA, saying that these guys must have been soft when they signed the ticket!
At this time, Leeds United fans are crazily satirizing the damn FA.
It can be seen that the FA can't stand it anymore. They definitely don't want to see Leeds United dominate the Premier League for three consecutive times. They want to make it more difficult for Leeds United.
After the ticket came out, the media reporters flocked to Leeds United frantically.
The media reporters wanted to interview Zhong Cheng, but they didn't know that Zhong Cheng didn't show up. They didn't know where Zhong Cheng had gone!
━━━Separation line━━━ In a coffee shop in downtown Leeds, a window seat.
Zhong Cheng sat quietly in his seat, gently stirring the steaming coffee in front of him, pious and meticulous!
And opposite Zhong Cheng was also sitting an Asian man!
At this time, the man was holding a cup of strong tea and savoring lightly, with a satisfied expression on his face.
If there were any fans present, he would definitely recognize that the guy opposite Zhong Cheng was Sun Jihai!
Yes, it is Sun Jihai of Manchester City!
Sun Jihai is still playing for Manchester City, but his position is not so stable anymore, and it is said that he is not far away from leaving Manchester City.
However, the Manchester City team doesn't really want him to leave, and hopes that Sun Jihai can stay and become the coach of the Manchester City youth team.
It is said that Sun Jihai is considering this matter now.
Zhong Cheng glanced at Sun Jihai who was opposite him, and then asked, "Old Sun, what are you doing here today? Did you come here for that penalty too?"
Sun Jihai immediately shook his head and said, "Of course not, I don't have that much free time. I'm here today with a mission, of course I'm here to trouble you!"
Zhong Cheng frowned, what mission did this guy bring?
Zhong Cheng said directly: "Since it's all so straightforward, then just say it straight!"
Sun Jihai nodded slightly, and said: "That's right, our club's head coach, Mr. Mark Hughes, hopes that you can recommend one or two players to our Manchester City team, especially the kind of players that you have a crush on but can't bring in!"
Zhong Cheng was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect that Mark Hughes would have such an idea!
This Mark Hughes is really thick-skinned. He just won a victory from himself, and then he wants to recommend players to him? This guy has a bag on his head?
Zhong Cheng raised his head and glanced at Sun Jihai, and immediately said, "You are so good at cheating me here."
Sun Jihai chuckled and said, "How can you get rid of you? Aren't we here to establish a friendly and cooperative relationship? We and the Manchester United team are mortal enemies, and the enemy of an enemy is a friend. We can still form an alliance!"
Indeed, Manchester City and Leeds United are Manchester United's sworn enemies. It is also in Leeds United's interest to support a club in Manchester that disgusts Manchester United.
But this benefit is too small!
Zhong Cheng asked directly: "I have recommended players to you, what benefits will our Leeds United get?"
Sun Jihai knew that Zhong Cheng would say this for a long time. He said: "You will get the friendship of our Manchester City team. At the same time, we can still exchange and exchange on the signings of both parties in the future! Of course, there are other cooperation details. Our club will contact your club at that time!"
Hearing what Sun Jihai said, Zhong Cheng fell into deep thought.
Playing alone in the Premier League is not good, especially for a team that wants to become a rich club.
Zhong Cheng glanced at Sun Jihai, and then said: "It's not impossible to recommend some players to you, but..."
Sun Jihai's heart tightened, and he immediately asked, "But what?"
Zhong Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Forget it, because we are fellow villagers, I will help you!"
Sun Jihai nodded slightly, feeling warm in his heart, he is still a good fellow.
Um, it's a fellow, good! Instead, good old friend!
Zhong Cheng stared at Sun Jihai and said, "You should stay with Manchester City for a while, and Manchester City don't want to give up the big cake of the Chinese market, right?"
Sun Jihai shuddered slightly, he really didn't expect Zhong Cheng to know this. However, he didn't hide anything, and then nodded in acquiescence.
Zhong Cheng said: "Well, I want you to recommend two young Chinese players."
Sun Jihai was taken aback for a moment, Zhong Cheng still has a Chinese player with your account? Is it possible that Chinese football is about to produce talented players? However, he is a veteran of Chinese football, why doesn't he know that there is a super genius in Chinese football?
Sun Jihai immediately asked: "Who do you recommend? Feng Xiaoting, Chen Tao or Qu Bai?"
Zhong Cheng shook his head slightly and said: "These people are also older, they have no way to get their labor certificates immediately, and it's useless to recommend them to you?"
Sun Jihai nodded slightly, Zhong Cheng was right.
However, if the Chinese players recommended by Zhong Cheng were not these people, then who would they be?
Sun Jihai was full of doubts, and at the same time, he admired Zhong Cheng. Even though this guy has been in the UK, he still knows about domestic football, which is amazing.
Zhong Cheng watched Sun Jihai rack his brains, and he smiled slightly and said, "You can't imagine who I will recommend to you! These people are not well-known!"
Sun Jihai nodded slightly. This is Zhong Cheng's style. This guy likes to dig out players who don't have a good reputation. It seems that this time the Manchester City team is really going to find a treasure. At the same time, it can also train two good young people for Chinese football. Sun Jihai thinks it is very good.
Sun Jihai immediately asked, "Who are these two?"
Zhong Cheng didn't return directly, he said, "You should have heard of Xu Genbao, right?"
Sun Jihai was taken aback for a moment, he naturally knew about Xu Genbao, he was a celebrity in Chinese football. And I heard that he set up a football school in Chongming Island, Shanghai. Could it be that some kind of genius is going to appear in it?
Sun Jihai immediately asked, "Could it be Mr. Xu Genbao's proud disciple?"
Zhong Chengwei nodded slightly, and said: "Xu Genbao's group of players is really good. They will definitely occupy a very important position in Chinese football in the future. He has a few good players. But there are not many who are capable of playing in Europe, but these two of them will be able to gain a firm foothold occasionally. Of course, the premise is to train them well!"
Sun Jihai was already very excited at this time, and he immediately asked: "What are the names of these two people?"
Zhong Cheng didn't hold back, and said directly: "One of them is Zhang Ningpeng, born in 1989. The other is Zhu Wulei, born in 1991. Both of them are still very young. However, they have all played in Chinese professional football, and Zhang Ningpeng is still the main player of the team!"
Sun Jihai was shocked. Naturally, Sun Jihai is very, very clear about Chinese professional football, and now it is different from them in the past. It is really not easy to be able to play in a professional team at such a young age. It can be called a genius.
Zhong Cheng continued: "These two are very young. After coming to your Manchester City team, it is obvious that they will not be able to play games in the near future. But you can train them well, and you can even loan Zhang Ningpeng out now. It is best to go to places like Belgium and the Netherlands. He will be able to get a work permit in two or three years!"
Sun Jihai was shocked, he didn't expect Zhong Cheng to be so optimistic about these two people.
Sun Jihai immediately asked: "Mr. Zhong Cheng, can these two really succeed?"
Zhong Cheng said: "It's still the same thing, these two are talented. As for whether they can get kicked out and gain a foothold in Europe, it all depends on how you train them. If you didn't come to me and match the conditions with Manchester City, I would not push them to you, I would bring them to Leeds United!"
Hearing Zhong Cheng's words, Sun Jihai's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, "Thank you!"